The alarm is so incredibly loud! Is there a way to turn it down? I can't use the chime mode since doesn't run continuously after door is shut.
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I find the volume to be just right to be able to hear it all through the house. There is a mute button if you are close to the receiver when it sounds. If you think this is too loud you could put it inside your coat closet.
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Item 4 in my instructions say: " 1) Alert - Beeps when a sensor is activated, corresponding zone LED will also flash.2) Alarm - Sounds an alarm when a sensor is activated, corresponding zone LED will also flash.3) Off - No audio sound will be emitted when sensor is activated. Zone LED will flash to indicate the activated sensor."As far as I see, there is no adjustment, not even a speaker grille to cover.
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I think you meant after the door is OPEN??? There garage unit will continue to beep but apparent that's not an option with their door unit. Not sure if this one has a 12V output or not. I have been looking at every unit on Amazon but no one makes a continuously beeping while open door unit that is not 100 decibels or louder which will not work for a door you actually use daily.
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The only thing this alarm does is chime or alarm every single time the door is opened. It has no on/off switch. I can't see how it would help your cause. I would recommend an intercom with an alarm button.
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Change the sound format until you find compatible sound your looking for there's a button that does this. At least yours is still working if I plug in four things to charge it spazzes out and quits or everything plugged in starts shooting me messages or turning themselves on and off and the second alarm stopped all together I'd wish I'd known plus the sound quality even with the format changed still creates mad reverb when pushed too loud. Hope this helps. If you just got it ID return it ASAP... good luck
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I don't know of a way, but I agree that it's not very loud. I suggest you set another timer with a louder beep as a backup!
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I have not found a way to mute the beep. I wish I could because it tends to wake up my wife when I open it on the way to work.
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I haven't tried it yet as I just got it today, but when i was setting the alarm there was a bell symbol and it was either normal or with a slash through it. my assumption is that when you select the slash though, the sounds will be muted.
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if you touch the alarm when it's on it will go off and will scare the crap out of the theif before he can turn it off it is very loud. i have placed it to where it can't be seen so there is no chance of anyone turning it off with out alerting me.
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The alarm can be turned on and off from inside. The bell/ chime is probably loud enough to wake you up, but shouldn't be "scary." It reminds me of the sound when you would drive into a full service gas station.
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There is a switch on the side of the alarm to turn it off. It will go off when you open the door. It is very sensitive and even a heavy truck going by our house on the road will set it off. I have another alarm that might suit your purpose better that I use. It is a GE 45117 and it has a key pad on the unit. You set your own code. If the door is opened it will go off and it has an ear-splitting screech on that baby. You can put this on the outside of your door, it comes with removable adhesive. You could use the Techko on the inside while you are sleeping. This one just hangs on the door knob. Just a thought. There is a switch on the side of the alarm to turn it off. It will go off when you open the door. It is very sensitive and even a heavy truck going by our house on the road will set it off. I have another alarm that might suit your purpose better that I use. It is a GE 45117 and it has a key pad on the unit. You set your own code. If the door is opened it will go off and it has an ear-splitting screech on that baby. You can put this on the outside of your door, it comes with removable adhesive. You could use the Techko on the inside while you are sleeping. This one just hangs on the door... » Read More There is a switch on the side of the alarm to turn it off. It will go off when you open the door. It is very sensitive and even a heavy truck going by our house on the road will set it off. I have another alarm that might suit your purpose better that I use. It is a GE 45117 and it has a key pad on the unit. You set your own code. If the door is opened it will go off and it has an ear-splitting screech on that baby. You can put this on the outside of your door, it comes with removable adhesive. You could use the Techko on the inside while you are sleeping. This one just hangs on the door knob. Just a thought. « Show Less
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I believe that may be complicated because there is a pre-alarm which occurs a few minutes before the actual alarm time. You would have to set something beyond 10 minutes and then ignore the pre-alarm. Perhaps someone else out there has figured a way to disarm the pre-alarm feature. This alarm works well, but I had to stop using it. It was so loud, my dog threated to leave home.
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Yes, just do not input your secret code, if the code has not been entered it will not respond to the door (window) being opened. It has to be "armed" with your code to either chime or alarm. Hope this answers your question. It will only "go off" you have entered your code.... This unit is very easy to use.
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Honestly the light always wakes me up before the actual alarm goes off, it's a gradual light. I use the bird noise which is less alarming than beeping but as others have said all you have to do is turn down the volume.
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Sorry, just seen your question. The alarm is a shrill shrieking sound, less than 5seconds followed by a big puff of air. You actually can turn it on schrieking sound or puff of air, or both. I recommend using both to start out, then turn to just alarm sound. After awhile all they need yo see is the can. They won't go near it, and its absolutely harmless. Best deterrent product ever.
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It sounds like there may be an issue with the device. My unit simply shuts off with no alarm whatsoever. You may want to contact the seller for more information and/or an exchange.
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Yes! You can put on alarm or chime and shut either one off when you want to.
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You can change the volume to hi or low. There is only 1 type of chime, kind of like an electronic doorbell "ding-dong" 3 times.
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On mine, the alarm on nature sounds goes very loud, very fast. Very annoying.